That Octopus is probably one of their tamer patches. The National Reconnaissance...

jackgavigan · on Dec 10, 2013

Hah! One of their patches has the latin motto "Omnis Vestri Substructio Es Servus Ad Nobis", which roughly translates to "All your base are belong to us"!

trothoun · on Dec 10, 2013

I found this[1] one to be particularly reassuring.

[1] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/NROL49_pa...

kristofferR · on Dec 10, 2013

It says "Better the devil that you know"

VMG · on Dec 10, 2013

Similar motif on NROL-66: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NROL-66_Patch.png

Can't make this shit up

DannoHung · on Dec 10, 2013

This one... I have no idea how this one makes me feel: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/NROL10_US...

Like, seriously, what if they were all like that?

sliverstorm · on Dec 10, 2013

I think the way it should make you feel is,

Clearly, the patches are silly and I don't know why I care so much about this

smackfu · on Dec 10, 2013

There's a whole book, titled I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World: http://www.amazon.com/Could-Tell-Then-Would-Destroyed/dp/193...

shill · on Dec 10, 2013

The DEA has some crazy patches too.

Cocaine Intelligence Unit: http://i.imgur.com/2RFM677.jpg Unicorn: http://i.imgur.com/QOsCRYE.jpg

danohuiginn · on Dec 10, 2013

My favourite was their Blues Brothers launch: the satellite Elwood, with a motto "on a mission from DoD"

Erwin · on Dec 10, 2013

If you are a fan of "Sneakers", you'll find this one familiar:

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/09/sneake...

stef25 · on Dec 10, 2013

Setec Astronomy! God that brings back memories.